Fireman&#39;s shield.



- No. 702,036. Pa t en ted lune l0, I902.

F. W. SHEPPERD.

FIREMANS SHIELD.

I (No Model.)

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SPECIFICATIONformihg'pa tof m nestnog oa saeaa tsi 119eav i l hpplieation iiled December 14 ,19 1.-s ri 1 Na. 86,000. on; agi;

Be it known that 1, FREDERICK Winnie SHE P 1?ERD,a citizen {ofIthe United States, re-" sidingat borough of Manhattan, in thecity, county, and StateofNew York, have invented a new and useful-Improvementin Firemens.

Shields, of which? jth e following is aspecifi cation. Y

. This invention relates to agu'ardor shield to beused by firemen in theiperformance of i their duty to'protect them from the 'eifects of s a the heat and smoke whi'leidirectingathe hosef.

upon a burning building.

My improvements,-1n

541,059, of June"18j," 1895, the employment of y a b'race'for the front plate thereof, which also serves as a support 'for the hose; second,

20' means.for supporting 'a hose-nozzle as pro jected through a" screen in suchmanner that tions; third,\n1eans in a device of the char-lacter described, as adjustable stops or stays, whereby the structure when in use "is pre-. vented from topplingzo'ver forwardlyfrom initmay be convenientlyturned"in all direcward pressure. p q

socket nozzle-support.

f In said figures,-- A.indicates a front plateof suitable dimensions; BjB respectively, the opposite wings orsidefplatessecured by hinges to said frontplate, and O a top plate or cover, which isalso hinge'dtoth'efront plate A A.; Said plates are each "composed'of suitable fireproof substance andare preferably bound at their edgeswith folded metal strips,

n as indicated at a,'b-, b, and c, to reinforce the plates and render them: more-rigid, For a {like purpose in the instance -of v the- 'front plate A, which requires to be-possessed'of considerable strength to; sustain .theweight of the fire-hose inaction, Iprovide a special.

. vbrace, as D. Thisl is cojinpofs'ed'of the arms dd dd, lyinggagains't saidplate and radiating from a central hollowboss or collar D, which latter is adjacentto afcorresponding a brief, was; the following features First, in a screenof. the character indicated in. Letters Patent'Noare provided with aninterior annular groove 6,.capabl'e of turnably supporting aiball or the like, as,F. An aperture,;as j, which "may aperture in the plate AL. The ar-ms' d dd (1 maybe formed integrall'y}with -their' central 7 boss or collar, or they may be] unitedithere j with inanysuitable nianneri Their-outer ends being securedgto the; metal edging,jsaid arms or the entire brace serves to stiffen the plate'A, while. at the vsanie]time forming a rigid and strongsupport for the'nozzle;

{an inner ring to fit Within the senator. Said ring is.- in- -t\vo corresponding sectionsjasiE,

lo o' being ho n th'sd win n w h g 1 means for unitin'g themf'Said ring-sectionsE 5 'taperjto conforrn'to the-shapefof' an entering G G indicate the sight-apertures :or winlows, through which the firemani nay observe 1hisioperationsg These are provided with slideways g g,and frames or slides gig, bearing a transparent covering, as Inic'a,1are sup* ported therein. I By means; ofqthe slideways the apertures'iG G ma'y befclosedor uncovered 'at'willl e further feature of invention lies inwthe .no z'zle, lextends through said ball, as seen. i

By means of this device "the fireman is're- -1ieved of theweight of the hoseand maycon-, venie'ntly turn theznoz zle in anydesiredad-iprovision of certainforward.stopsor's'tays, as

the rodsor-bars-H II. These extendfrom the plate A, preferably being' pivote d to the metal binding, .1 as. atfh' h, and extend forwardly from said plate A', their free'ends contacting with the surface ahead '-the screenxtopre-' vent it frorn topplingover forwardly. I hen a 9 up against the plate ;A and preferably lie jwithin grooves or' recesses h h, formed there not in use,-these rods oribars H Hare closed forin the inetal' bin ding jA simple spring or other catch ,"as indicated at; 72 hi, serves to hold the rods or bars intheclosed position,

from which they can be easily released and caused to fall into the.operativefip'osi'tiont I I indicate-the handles by which the device may becarriedftowardfitsdestination when opened-foruse. 3 f a I When not in use, the sidesiorwings B B are folded upon plate A and thetopfl, thus 3. In a firemans protector, composed of a front plate with side and top plates hinged thereto and extending rearwardly therefrom, a forward support or stop composed of a pair of adjustable props extending from said front plate, in advance thereof;

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 5th day of December, 1901. I

FREDERICK \V. SHEPPERD.

Witnesses:

F. W. BARKER, PETER MILNE. 

